Cash-recorder



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A. S. KEATING.

OASH RECORDER.

No. 327.176. Patented Sept. 29, 1885.

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No. 327,176. Patented Sept. 29, 1885.

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ALPHONSO S. KEATING, OF COREY, PENNSYLVANIA.

CASH-RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 327,176, dated September 29, 1885.

Application filed February 27, 1895. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALPHONSO S. KEATING, 0f Oorry, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Oash-Recorders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of myinvention is to provide a new and improved cash'recorder for money drawers, which is provided with mechanism for automatically shifting the paper when the drawer is opened, with devices for sounding an alarm when the drawer is opened, and with devices for showing when the registerhas been opened.

The invention consists in the combination, with a counter, and adrawer in the same, ofa box on the counter, apaper-shifting device in the box, and a vertically-movable rod for op erating the paper-shifting device, which rod is operated from a track or projection on the front or side of the drawer, whereby when the drawer is pulled out the rod is moved upward and the paper-shifting device operated.

The invention also consists in parts and de tails and combinations of the same, as will be fully described and set forth hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is aplan view ofmy improved cashrecorder, the same being open. Fig. 2 is a plan View ofthe under side of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on the line mm, Fig. 1, the recorder being closed. Fig. 4 isa cross sectional view ofthe same on the lineyy, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the same 011 the line 22, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the paper roller on the line on, Fig. 4.. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional elevation on the line in w, Fig. 4., parts being broken away. Fig. 8 is a crosssectional view of one end of the box on the line 00 x, Fig.1. Fig. 9 is a side view of the register, showing the same applied on a counter and connected with an electric alarm. Fig. 10 is a similar view, showing a different arangemen Fig. 11 is a front view of the 1-. ire tripping-rod. Fig. 12 is a front modified tripping device.

A is provided with ahinged cover,

A, having a slot, A extending nearly from end to end, and ahole, A, for receivinga pencil in one corner. On the free edge of the said lida lip, A", is formed, which serves as a handle for raising the lid. The box A is secured on the counter B in such a manner that the inner or front end of the box is flush, or about flush, with the edge of the counter.

In the box A a removable frame is held, which is formed of the side pieces, 0 C, united by a series of rods, B B.

In each side piece, 0, a recess or slit, 0', is formed, which extends from the top edge downward, and is provided at its lower end with a notch, 0 extending toward the rear.

The end pivots of a shaft, D, on which the paper E is wound,are passed through the side recesses or slits, O, the pivots being pressed into the notches O by a fiat spring-strip, D, held on the front cross-rod, B, and resting against the roll of paper, as shown in Fig. 4.

The paper passes from the roll on the shaft D over a cross-rod, B, and then between the rollers E and E both covered with rubber and journaled in the side pieces, 0, parallel with the shaft D. The end pivots of the said rollers project into vertical slots D in the side pieces, and the ends of the lower roller pass through boxes E, also held in the upper ends ofvertical casings 13* on the inner sides of the pieces 0, which boxes E are pressed upward by springs Eicontained in the casings E, and between the boxes E and a plate, E, resting on an adjustingscrew. E, in the bottom ofthe l casing, by means of which screw the tension of the spring can be adjusted, and the rubber-covered roller E thus adjusted to exert a greater or less pressure against the upper roller, E. A tablet-strip, F is secured to the side pieces, 0, at the top edge, and is directly below the slot A in the cover, a recess, A being formed in the bottom ofthe cover, so as to bring the said tablet-strip as close to the upper surface of the cover as possible. The paper is secured on a wooden roller, G, having metal end plates or disks, GandG, mounted on ashaft, H, suitably journaled in braces or cross-pieces H on the side pieces, 0. In the roller G, which is hollow, a longitudinal groove, J, is provided in its outer surface, which extends from end to end,and is adapted l to receive a strip, J, also extending from end shanks P" and P to end of the roller, and provided at each end with a pin or rod, J", which pins or rods have their free ends passed through apertures in the roller, whereby the said pins are guided and prevent the strip J from loosening.

A spring-strip, K, is secured to the inner side of the roller at its middle by suitable screws, as shown in Fig. 6, and its ends K are bent up and rest against the inner surface of the strip J at the ends and press the said strip J outward. On the inner surfaces of the disks G and G fiat springs K are secured, the free ends of which project from the surface of the roller, and the said springs are provided with notches for receiving the end parts of the strip J. To fasten the paper, its end edge is placed in the groove J and under the strip J, which is pressed to the bot-tom of the groove and securely clamps the paper,the said strip being locked in place by the springs K The end disk, G, of the roller is provided with teeth, and thus forms a ratchet-wheel. An elbow-lever, L, pivoted on the outer surface of the right-hand piece 0, has apawl, L, pivoted on one end, the said pawl being adapted to engage with the teeth of the wheel G, the other end, L", of the said lever being extended toward the front, and downward. A spring, M,for retracting the pawl L, is secured to the upwardly-projecting arm of the lever L, and has its other end secured to a screw, M, which also holds a vertically-adjustable slotted or forked stop, Mflagainst the bottom outwardlyprojecting lug orflange of which the swinging end of the long arm L of the lever L can strike, thus preventing the said lever from being swung up too far. A check-screw, N, is held in a lug, N, projecting from the outer surface of the side piece, and against the end of the said screw the short arm of the lever L is thrown by the spring M, thus preventing the said spring from throwing the lever back too far and giving the pawl too great a throw. A check dog or pawl, O, is pivoted on the side piece, 0, and pressed against the toothed edge of the wheel by a spring, O, which dog 0 is provided at its lower end with a projection having a checkstud, O", which prevents raising the check-dog too high and stretching the spring 0 too much, as when the check-dog is raised above a certain height the check-stud O strikes the bottom edge of the cross-piece H, and this limits the movements of the dog. In the bottom of the box A a tube, P, is secured, which projects down through the top of the comm-r B at the outer side of the drawer Q, and in the said tube 1? a rod, P, is arranged. to slide up and down, and is provided with a collar, P", to prevent it from dropping. On the lower end of the rod P a forked piece, P", is formed, which has a short shank, P, and a long shank, P on the lower end of which long shank an inwardly-projecting tooth, Q, is formed. A roller, Q, is pivoted between the prongs or A curved finger-piece, It, is held on the rod P, directly above the forked piece 1 against the under side of which finger-piece It the finger can be placed to push the rod P upward. On the outside of the drawer a track-plate, R, is secured, the front and rear ends, It, of which are beveled downward. An electric battery, S, and an electric bell, S, are connected by a wire, 8, with the box, and by a wire, .9, with a contact-spring, 8*, on the inner side of the box A, which is lo cated in such a manner that it comes in con tact with the arm L of the lever L when the said arm is raised. The contact-spring S is properly insulated from the box. 7

In Fig. '7 the punching device is shown for punching thepaper. This device consists of two inwardlyprojecting jaws. T, between which the paper E passes, and of a vertically-movable punching-pin, T, adapted to move through apertures in the ends of the jaws, and guided in a suitable piece projecting from the inner surface of the side piece. An arm, T is secured to the punching-pin and projects horizontally through a slot, T, in the side piece, O, and is pulled down by a spring, T. On the cover A of the box A a downwardly-projeeting hook, V, is pivoted in such a manner that it can catch on the outer end of the arm T a spring, V, being secured on the under side of the lid A, and resting against the swinging part of the hook V and pressing it against the arm T". Vhere a number of drawers are arranged side by side, there is not sufficient space for the tracks R, and other means must be provided for operating the recorder. In this case the long arm L of the lever L projects through a slot in the front of the casing at the right-hand side, and is provided with an eye, U, provided with a binding-screw, U. The tripping-rod P is passed through the said eye and held in the same. On the front of the drawer a plate, XV, is secured,on which a downwardly and outwardly inclined plate, W, is secured at the right-hand edge, and projecting beyond the said righthand edge of the plate WV, the plates W W being so arranged that the roller Q} can run on the upper surface of the inclined plate W. A projection, m is formed on the inner surface of one side of the box for the purpose of disengaging the hook V from the arm T after the paper has been punched.

The abbreviations Ohrg., D12, and Or. are printed, painted, or otherwise formed on the cover at the slot A.

The operation is as follows: The paper is secured on the apparatus in the manner de scribed, and the cover is swung down and locked on the box by means of the lock m. (Shown in Fig. 1.)

The paper is exposed at the slot A. \Vheu the drawer is opened-that is, pulled in direction of the arrow a the roller Q slides up the front inclined end, B, of the track R andis pushed upward, and the rod 1? is moved upward and striking the long arm L of the lever L swings the dog or pawl L in the direction of the arrow a, Fig. 3, thereby revolving the roller G in the direction of the arrow a", Fig. 4, and winding the paper on the said roller, and unwinding it from the shaft D, whereby the paper is shifted and another portion eX- posed at the slot A. The money is placed in the drawer, the change taken out, and the amount deposited is written on the strip of paper showing at the slot A or any other entry can be made before or after closing the drawerf0r instance, the name, number, or initials of the person who has made the sale, the article sold, 850. The drawer is then pushed back in the inverse direction of the arrow (1, and the roller Q slides elf the track R and is pressed down by the action of the spring M on the lever L. The dog 0 looks the paper-roller in place, and the spring D prevents the paper from unwinding too rapidly. Inthis manner the paper is shifted every time the drawer is opened.

If it is desired to give an alarm every time the drawer is opened the electric bell is coir nected with the box, and when the long arm L of the lever swings upward it 1nakes contact with the spring S and closes the circuit, thus sounding the electric bell.

The lower roller, E gives sufficiently to let the paper pass when there are uneven or irregular parts in the paper.

To remove the strip on which the entries have been made after business hours, the paper is out along the tablet-strip F and then unrolled from the roller. To accomplish this, the cover A must be raised, and as the hook V on the cover is engaged with the end of the arm T the said arm is pulled upward, and the punching-pin T is also pulled upward and through the paper which is between the prongs of the piece T, whereby a hole is punched in the paper, showing that the box has been opened.

If the box is opened at any time during the day for the purpose of changing the strip of paper, or for tampering with the same, so as to prevent the paper from shifting when the drawer is opened, or to wind the paper on the roller D, the punching-pin T is moved up ward by the hook in the manner described, and punches the paper, thus showing that the lid has been raised. After the hook Vpulls the arm T upward and punches the paper it is released by a lug on the side of the piece 0, and allows the cover to open freely.

As it is sometimes necessary to shift the paper a number of times without opening the drawer, I have provided the tingerpiece R, by means of which the rod P can be moved upward to operate the paper-winding mechanism independently of the tracks or other devices. Every time the drawer is opened an entry must be made on the strip. If this is not done, a blank space shows on the strip of paper, and the owner of the establishment can easily control the cashier.

When the device shown in Fig. 10 is provided, the operation is quite similar. When the drawer is pulled in the direction of the arrow (t the top inclined edge of the plate XV strikes the roller and pushes the rod P upward, causing the other parts to operate in the manner described. YVhen the drawer is pushed back, the inner surface of the project ing part of the plate W" catches on the stud Q, on the prong P and pulls the fork I and the rod P downward. The rear inclines, B on the tracks R are not absolutely necessary, and are only provided to facilitate replacing the drawer when thesame has been entirely pulled out.

If the roller and rod P are not allowed to follow the action or movement of the drawer that is, if they hould be held or fastened tipthe drawer could not be opened, for the reason that the inner projecting tooth, Q, on the long shank P of the forked piece P would engage with the inclined outer surface of the rail R or plate W, whichever might be in use, thus acting as a stop and prevcntingthedrawer being opened, as aforesaid, the object being to prevent the drawer from being opened without the recorder making tally of it.

The top edge of the side of the drawer forms the continuation of the rail when operating the recorder with the inclined plate W, thus forming a rail similar to the rail R.

\Vhen used as above, the projecting tooth Q of the long shank P of the forked piece P passes by at the side of the drawer, the roller passing or rolling on the top edge of the side of the drawer.

The marks Ohrg, D12, Or. on the cover A at the slot A indicate where to make proper entries on paper slip.

Having thus described myinventionlclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with a counter and a drawer in the same, of a cash-recorder on the counter, a pivoted lever in the registerbox for operating the recording mechanism, a ver: tically-movable rod connected with the said lever, and a track on the drawer foroperating the said vertically-movable rod, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combination, with a counter and a drawer, of a boX on the counter, a recording device in the box, a rod projecting downward from theregistering device and provided with a roller on its lower end, and a track on the drawer, substantially as herein shown and described.

8. The combination, with a counter and a drawer, of a box on the counter, a recording device in the box, a rod projecting downward from the box, a forked piece on the lower end of the rod, on one prong of which fork a lug is formed, a roller pivoted in the fork, and a track on the box and adapted to act on the above-mentioned roller, substantially asherein shown and described.

4. The combination, with a counter and a drawer, of a box on the counter, a recording mechanism in the box, a vertically-movable rod for operating the registering mechanism, a track on the drawer for acting on the said IOU IID

rod, and a finger-piece projecting from the rod to facilitate operating the red by hand, substantially as herein shown and described.

5. In a 'L$ll-l'(i0l(l(3l', the combination, with the side pieces, 0, ol" the shalt D, the roller G, the rubber rollers E E, the boxes E, in which the ends ofthelower roller, 11', arcjournaled, the springs E, the casings E", containing the springs, the plates E in the bottoms of the casings, and the adj usting-serews if, substantially as herein shown and described.

6. The combination, with a roller, G, having a longitudinal roove, J, in its outer surface, of the strip J, iittingin the groove, and the pins J passed loosely through the roller at the ends, substantially as herein shown and described.

7. The con'ibination, with the roller G, having a longitudinal groove, J, of the strip J, fitting in the groove, the end pins, J projecting from the strip J through apertures in the ends of the roller, and the spring K, securedin the innersurl'aee of thehollow roller, and having its ends bent upward and resting against the under surface of the strip J at the ends, substantially as herein shown and described.

S. The combinz'ttion, with the roller G, having a longitudinal groove, J, of the strip J, fitting in the groove, a spring, K, for pressing the strip outward, and springs 11, for locking the strip J in place when pressed into the groove, substantially as herein shown and d scribed.

9. lna cash-recorder, the combination, with a drawer and a frame or side pieces, of a shalt on which the paper is wound, a drum or roller on which the paper is to be wound, a ratchetwheel on one end of the drum, a locking dog or pawl engaging with the said ratchet-wheel, and a pivoted elbow-1ever provided with a paw. for engagement with the ratchetwheel,

a verticallyanovable rod for operating the elbow-lever, and a projection or track for operating the said vertically-movable rod, sub stantially as herein shown and described.

10. In a cash-recorder, the eon1bination,with a drawer and a frame or side pieces, of a shaft on which thepaper is wound, a drum or roller on which the paper is to be wound, a ratchetwheel on the end of the drum, the pivoted dog 0, the stop projection 0* on the lower end of the same, the spring 0, the elbow-lever L, the pawl L, the rod P, and a track on the drawer for acting on the rod P, substantially as herein shown and described.

1 l. In a cash-recorder,the eoinbinatiomwith a frame or side pieces, of a shaft journaled in the same, on which shai't the paper is wound, a drum or roller on which the paper is to be wound, a ratehetavheel on the end of the said drum, an elbow-lever, L, provided with a pawl, L, adapted to engage with the said ratchet-wheel, the spring M, the stop M the setscrew N, and the projection N, substantially as herein shown and described.

12. The combination, with a counter and a drawer in the same, of a cash-register on the counter above the drawer, a paper-shifting device in the cash-register, a lever for operating the shitting device, an electric bell, a battery having one terminal connected with the box of the cash-register, a contact-spring in the box, with which contact-spring the other terminal of the battery is connected, and a rod for pushing thelever upward to operate the paper-shifting device, and to act on the c0ntact-spring, substantially as herein shown and described.

ALPHONSO S. KEATING.

Witnesses:

JOHN GRIERSON, JOHN F. Wns'rnon. 

